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A tactile illustration of Floella Benjamin on a boat as a child, from the picture book Coming to England adapted for blind children

Touch to see books for blind children that celebrate our differences

Best friends Mai and Rose and the magic coconut are all smiling at each other. — The Mega Magic Hair Swap!
Rochelle Humes

Amazing Grace written by Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Caroline Binch. A smiling black girl wearing a pink chequered shirt and with her hair in plaited pig tails with blue ribbons, amazing grace — Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman

COMING TO ENGLAND  illustrations 2020 Diane Ewen and  text 2020 Floella Benjamin. Published by arrangement with Macmillan Children’s Books” an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publisher’s International Limited. — Coming to England
Floella Benjamin

malalas magic pencil — Malala’s Magic Pencil
Malala Yousafzai

The Smeds and the Smoos by Juli Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A red girl alien stands hand in hand with a blur boy alien with a big rock-like moon and night sky in the background. — The Smeds and The Smoos
Julia Donaldson

Elmer, written by David Mckee. A picture of a patchwork elephant standing sidwards facing to the right, elmer — Elmer
David McKee

Ellie Simmonds is pictured swimming in a pool at the Aquatic Centre in the Olympic Park, London. She is completely underwater and is wearing swimming goggles and a Team GB swimming costume. — Paralympic Superstars
Clive Gifford, Living Paintings